Applied EcotoxicologyCRC Press, 13 dic 1995 - 304 pagine This new book illustrates the complex nature of ecotoxicological issues, using pesticides as an example. It focuses on the assessment and monitoring of the amounts of pollutants in the environment and the subsequent damage. The text provides the basic information and methodology to help the reader determine the extent of ecological damage caused by a given substance. Legislatures in industrialized countries have taken the initiative in dealing with these issues by formulating new priorities for environmental protection. Applied Ecotoxicology describes these regulatory efforts, which are separated by their two distinct objectives: those that seek to expand the scope of protection against the pollutants' negative impacts, and those shifting the level of investigation from the individual to the ecosystem. Pollutants are only one of a number of different environmental factors to which organisms are exposed. Their impact in the field is presented in the context of other forms of human intervention in the environment. The increasing use of pesticides in tropical regions, a growing ecotoxicological concern in these countries, is also discussed. |
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Pagina 243 - Simultaneous multiple species testing: Acute toxicity of 13 chemicals to 12 diverse freshwater amphibian, fish, and invertebrate families.
Pagina 11 - Is concerned with the toxic effects of chemical and physical agents in living organisms, especially on populations and communities within defined ecosystems: it includes transfer pathways of these agents and their interaction with the environment.
Pagina 229 - Bulich, AA (1979) Use of luminescent bacteria for determining toxicity in aquatic environments...
Pagina 235 - Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Waters to Marine and Estuarine Organisms.
Pagina 251 - P. (1989) The application of bioassays in the resolution of environmental problems: past, present and future.
Pagina 236 - Simultaneous evaluation of the acute effects of chemicals on seven aquatic species.
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